We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by read more

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.

Cease, every joy, to glimmer in my mind,
But leave,--oh! leave the light of Hope behind!

Cease, every joy, to glimmer in my mind,
But leave,--oh! leave the light of Hope behind!

A whole stack of memories never equal one little hope.

A whole stack of memories never equal one little hope.

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

Hope is the most exciting thing in life and if you honestly believe that love is out there, it will read more

Hope is the most exciting thing in life and if you honestly believe that love is out there, it will come. And even if it doesn't come straight away there is still that chance all through your life that it will.

Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change.

Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good. -Vaclav Havel.

Never deprive someone of hope - it may be all they have. -Unknown.

Never deprive someone of hope - it may be all they have. -Unknown.

To the sick, while there is life there is hope.
[Sp., Aegroto dum anima est, spes est.]

To the sick, while there is life there is hope.
[Sp., Aegroto dum anima est, spes est.]